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Bb13 Piano Chord

The widest extended chord — theoretically 7 notes. Typical of jazz and funk.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand Bb2 · Ab3 fingers 5–1
Right hand D4 · G4 · C5 fingers 1–3–5

How to play the Bb13 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play Bb2 and Ab3 with the left hand and D4, G4 and C5 with the right. Suggested fingering is 5–1 on the left and 1–3–5 on the right (1 is the thumb). This common voicing omits the perfect fifth and natural eleventh (F and Eb) to keep the sound clear.

Other names for the Bb13 chord

Other names: Bb 13th, Bb thirteenth

Music theory name: dominant thirteenth chord

Common name: Bb thirteenth chord

Notes and intervals in the Bb13 chord

Note Interval
Bb Root
D Major 3rd
F Perfect 5th
Ab Minor 7th
C Major 9th
Eb Perfect 11th
G Major 13th

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